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he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation that has been vastly flowering in the past few years. we have seen recently that perhaps the sale of the 10 unmanned vehicles are going from israel to turkey and that relationship might be edging back on track again. certainly what there appears to be doing is lines in an intelligent. we have thrust and influence with these actors that you don't necessarily agree with that you don't have so they will listen to us. on the other hand, this plays very well with the muslim world. turkey is about to take over and they will need t
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in northern tehran. and if you saw some of the images, there were also a lot of the traditional clashes. women wearing the chador. the more traditional veil, men with beards. so six months later this protest movement is still going very strong. >> warner: and you wrote on the daily beast yesterday, trita -- trita parsi that you thought these clashes could end up proving the breaking point for the regime. how so? >> well, because i think again as car impointed out, six months after the elections the protests are continuing. even though the government probably expected to be able to call them only in a couple of weeks. and as they have continued, it seems like the momentum is on the side of the protestors, it very interesting to see that the people who are covering their faces, yesterday, were not the protestors, rather it was the security people. and also we saw as you showed that there were images of people who surrendered to the protestors and joined the protestors. we see that in larger numbers than in
in northern tehran. and if you saw some of the images, there were also a lot of the traditional clashes. women wearing the chador. the more traditional veil, men with beards. so six months later this protest movement is still going very strong. >> warner: and you wrote on the daily beast yesterday, trita -- trita parsi that you thought these clashes could end up proving the breaking point for the regime. how so? >> well, because i think again as car impointed out, six months after...
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tehran. unconfirme reports said four died. fierce clasheseportedly ao broke out inther towns. the ptests coincided wi the shiiteuslim holyay, honoringhe martdom of imamussein, a grandson son ofprot at the time mohammed. moussavi did notpeak out today but t other leading candidate did. he fiercely criticized the crackdown on a religious holidaywriting on his web sit how is it at a regime is now sending bunches of thugs to the stets and shedding people's ood on the day of assra. the crackdn brought wide spread international condemnation. resident obama spo today. >> wh is taking place within iran is not about the unted states or any oer untry. it is abt the iranian people and tir aspirations or justice and a better life for themselve. the desion of ir's leaders tgovern through fr and tyranny willot succeed making those aspirationso aay. >> warner: there were scattered reports of new trouble today anpposition web site said polic fired ar gas disperse moussavi supporters outside a hospital i hran
tehran. unconfirme reports said four died. fierce clasheseportedly ao broke out inther towns. the ptests coincided wi the shiiteuslim holyay, honoringhe martdom of imamussein, a grandson son ofprot at the time mohammed. moussavi did notpeak out today but t other leading candidate did. he fiercely criticized the crackdown on a religious holidaywriting on his web sit how is it at a regime is now sending bunches of thugs to the stets and shedding people's ood on the day of assra. the crackdn...
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he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation that has been vastly flowering in the past few years. we have seen recently that perhaps the sale of the 10 unmanned vehicles are going from israel to turkey and that relationship might be edging back on track again. certainly what there appears to be doing is lines in an intelligent. we have thrust and influence with these actors that you don't necessarily agree with that you don't have so they will listen to us. on the other hand, this plays very well with the muslim world. turkey is about to take over and they will need t
he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation...
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he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation that has been vastly flowering in the they will need the goodwill that they can have. at the same time, turkey is increasing its place as a regional actor. it's got a nonprominent place in the u.n. security council and finally, domestically in turkey, this is playing out in a very interesting way. i saw a video before i came here of turkish protestors burning pofters of king ap duala reportedly over the recent saudi bottom barredment in yemen. now i have no idea why this is happening in majority sunni turkey, majority sunni
he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation...
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as problem noted, the leadership in terror right hand right now -- it tehran right now is frantically trying to blame america for its problems which nobody is buying. but, in fact, the united states is really not being listened to that much. obama sent the supreme leader over there several letters trying to outstretch his hand. it didn't work. so, the approach that obama is taking, while it maybe sounds politically popular in the united states, hasn't really worked over there. but i wouldn't say it is because the policy is feckless but because ofç internal condition in iran. host: this is the reporting of eric schmidt from "new york times." elite u.s. force expands the hunt in afghanistan. the essence of the story is that the increased counterterrorism operations the last three or four months reflect a growth in every part of the afghanistan campaign including conventional forces securing bop legislation and others retaining and partnering with the afghanistan forc forces. also reporting from "new york times" american commanders in afghanistan relying on the commando units to carry
as problem noted, the leadership in terror right hand right now -- it tehran right now is frantically trying to blame america for its problems which nobody is buying. but, in fact, the united states is really not being listened to that much. obama sent the supreme leader over there several letters trying to outstretch his hand. it didn't work. so, the approach that obama is taking, while it maybe sounds politically popular in the united states, hasn't really worked over there. but i wouldn't...
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and they don't want to give up what they've started. >> reporter: in tehran the revolutionary guards much-feared militia were filmed patroling on waves of motorbikes and eye witnesses said they used electrical truncnon and stun guns to break up the crowds. the state media covering this pro-government march appeared short on detail on the day's events. >> meanwhile a number of anti-government protestors attempted to hijack the occasion to hold rallies in tehran. their efforts were foiled by the presence of security forces which were deployed in several parts of the capitol. >> reporter: there was no sign today of leading opposition figure hussein moussai but he issued a statement yesterday. they are asking us to forget about the election results, he said. but even if you silence all the universities, what are you going to do about the society itself. >> suarez: hundreds o >> lehrer: hundreds of students also marched through somalia's capital today. the rally in mogadishu was the first known demonstration against islamic militants who control much of the country. it came four days afte
and they don't want to give up what they've started. >> reporter: in tehran the revolutionary guards much-feared militia were filmed patroling on waves of motorbikes and eye witnesses said they used electrical truncnon and stun guns to break up the crowds. the state media covering this pro-government march appeared short on detail on the day's events. >> meanwhile a number of anti-government protestors attempted to hijack the occasion to hold rallies in tehran. their efforts were...
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offer of assistance would modernize the instruments for the tehran reactor. iran's willingness to continue with its transparency and full scope iaea safeguards, including short-notice inspections. iran's willingness to participate in geneva five. six, iran's willingness to participate in multilateral expert meetings on nuclear and nonnuclear and consideration of broad range of topics. we don't need these sanctions. we need diplomacy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm so happy to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the the gentleman from california, mr. royce, ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. royce: time is not on our side. today's "washington post" reports that iran has learned how to make virtually every bolt and switch in a nuclear weapon. it is mastering the technology to enrich uranium, which would fuel that weapon. a secret nuclear facility located on an iran
offer of assistance would modernize the instruments for the tehran reactor. iran's willingness to continue with its transparency and full scope iaea safeguards, including short-notice inspections. iran's willingness to participate in geneva five. six, iran's willingness to participate in multilateral expert meetings on nuclear and nonnuclear and consideration of broad range of topics. we don't need these sanctions. we need diplomacy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired....
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he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation that has been vastly flowering in the past few years. we have seen recently that perhaps the sale of the 10 unmanned vehicles are going from israel to turkey and that relationship might be edging back on track again. certainly what there appears to be doing is lines in an intelligent. we have thrust and influence with these actors that you don't necessarily agree with that you don't have so they will listen to us. on the other hand, this plays very well with the muslim world. turkey is about to take over and they will need t
he was in tehran last month. he got a special meeting with the supreme leader who doesn't give these meetings very easily. last time was with putin. ahmadinejad keeps on coming to istanbul because part of the standard diplomatic protocol is to visit and ahmadinejad might have an issue with a staunchly secular founder of a republic in which religion has no place. now the fact that they are doing this repeatedly is interesting in itself. and aside from that you have all the economic cooperation...
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offer of assistance would modernize the instruments for the tehran reactor. iran's willingness to continue with its transparency and full scope iaea safeguards, including short-notice inspections. iran's willingness to participate in geneva five. six, iran's willingness to participate in multilateral expert meetings on nuclear and nonnuclear and consideration of broad range of topics. we don't need these sanctions. we need diplomacy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm so happy to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the the gentleman from california, mr. royce, ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. royce: time is not on our side. today's "washington post" reports that iran has learned how to make virtually every bolt and switch in a nuclear weapon. it is mastering the technology to enrich uranium, which would fuel that weapon. a secret nuclear facility located on an iran
offer of assistance would modernize the instruments for the tehran reactor. iran's willingness to continue with its transparency and full scope iaea safeguards, including short-notice inspections. iran's willingness to participate in geneva five. six, iran's willingness to participate in multilateral expert meetings on nuclear and nonnuclear and consideration of broad range of topics. we don't need these sanctions. we need diplomacy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired....
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at tehran's evin prison. he was a consultant about a death in iran, a documentary for the bbc and frontline that aired earlier this month. barbara is one of the most experienced diplomatic correspondents. currently assisting manager at "the washington times," she's responsible for world and national security coverage. she previously served as senior diplomatic reporter for "usa today" and has also written for "newsdays," "the new york times" and "the economist." she's been a senior fellow at the u.s. institute of peace and is the author of "bitter friends, bosom enemies." i want to take just a minute to tell you about the pulitzer center and how we became involved in this project. the pulitzer center is a nonprofit journalism organization founded almost four years ago. four years ago in january. and we are in the business of filling gaps in coverage of systemic crises around the world. and we collaborate with major news media outlets across the country and in europe and around the world in print, broadcast, r
at tehran's evin prison. he was a consultant about a death in iran, a documentary for the bbc and frontline that aired earlier this month. barbara is one of the most experienced diplomatic correspondents. currently assisting manager at "the washington times," she's responsible for world and national security coverage. she previously served as senior diplomatic reporter for "usa today" and has also written for "newsdays," "the new york times" and "the...
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. >> rerter: in tehran the revutionary guards much-feared militia were filmedatroling on waves motorbikes andye witnesses said they ued ectrical truncnonnd stun guns to breaup t crowds. the state media coving thispro-government mch appeared short onetail on the das events. >> anwhile a number of anti-governmen protestors atempted to hijackthe occasion to hold rallies in tehran. their efforts wer foiled by the presence of security forces which were deployed in seral parts of the capitol. >> porter: there was no sign today of leading opposition figre hussein mosai but he issued a atement yesterday. they are asking us to forget about he election rests, he said. butven if you silence al the universies, what are you going do aboutthe ciety itself. >> suaz: hundreds o >>ehrer: hundreds of students also marched through somal's capital today. thrally in mogadishu was the first known demonstraon against iamic militants who control muchf the country. it me four days after a suicide bomber attack a university graation ceremony. that explosion kled 24 people, including three governmt ministers. the s
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embassyn tehran, and the 444-y hostage crisis that followed. his legacy of defiance held inspire and emboen the opposition movent that gainedomentum after last ne's disputed presidential election. ter president mahmoud ahmadinejad s proclaimed the winner amiwidespread allegatis of fraud, month zairey's pen stiing broadside denouncing the ahmadinejad gornment for its handlingf the post election protest. those rebukes found a wide audience in irannd amid the oppositionupporters around the world. like this rson in north viinia. >> i wanto say here.... >> warner: every eveninge descen to his basement and speaks to tech savvy rormed minded citizens back in hi native iran. his ten-minute videos counling tactics of resistance a posted on you- tube, facebook and gooe mail. his audience? the thousands ofoung people and others who s months after the eltion are still taking to the streets tehran and elsewre in protest they did today. thisan is a somewhat unlikely menr for them, an aide to ayatollah omeini in the eaiest days of the revolution he went on to
embassyn tehran, and the 444-y hostage crisis that followed. his legacy of defiance held inspire and emboen the opposition movent that gainedomentum after last ne's disputed presidential election. ter president mahmoud ahmadinejad s proclaimed the winner amiwidespread allegatis of fraud, month zairey's pen stiing broadside denouncing the ahmadinejad gornment for its handlingf the post election protest. those rebukes found a wide audience in irannd amid the oppositionupporters around the world....
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they threw rocks and tear gas at several thousand university students in tehran. more than 200 people were arrested after mass protests on monday in tehran and across the country. today, iran's top prosecutor demanded even tougher action. officials in india plan to charge a chicago man with helping to plan the terror attacks in mumbai last year. they said today they're building the case for an indictment of david coleman headley. he's already facing charges in the u.s. it's alleged headley scouted out the hotels and a jewish center that were targeted in mumbai. 166 people were killed in the siege. the first lethal injection in the u.s. to use a single drug was carried out in ohio today. kenneth biros, 51, was executed this morning. he was convicted of murdering a woman in 1991, and scattering her body parts in ohio and pennsylvania. state officials said the one- drug method would be less painful than a three-drug combination used in previous executions. the u.s. senate has turned back restrictions on abortion funding in the health carol bill. the language was simi
they threw rocks and tear gas at several thousand university students in tehran. more than 200 people were arrested after mass protests on monday in tehran and across the country. today, iran's top prosecutor demanded even tougher action. officials in india plan to charge a chicago man with helping to plan the terror attacks in mumbai last year. they said today they're building the case for an indictment of david coleman headley. he's already facing charges in the u.s. it's alleged headley...
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theyhrew rocks and tear gas at several thousand unirsity students in tehran. mo than 200 people were arrested aft mass protests on monday in tehran and acrs the country. today, iran's p prosecutor demanded even tougr action. officials in india plan to charge a chicago m with helping tolan the terror attacks in mumbai la year. they said today ey're building e case for an indictment of david coleman heady. he's already facg charges in the u.s. it's alleged headley scoed out the hotelsnd a jewish cent that were targed in mumbai. 166 peop were killed in the siege. the first lethal injtion in the u.s.o use a single drug was carried out ohio today. kenneth biros, 51, was exeted this morning. he was convicted of murderg a woman in 199 and scattering r body parts in ohio and pennsylvania. state officials said thene- drug method would be les painfuthan a three-drug combination used in previous executions. the u.s. sene has turned back restrictionon abortion funding in the heah carol bill. the langua was similar to a provion already included in housversion of the bill.
theyhrew rocks and tear gas at several thousand unirsity students in tehran. mo than 200 people were arrested aft mass protests on monday in tehran and acrs the country. today, iran's p prosecutor demanded even tougr action. officials in india plan to charge a chicago m with helping tolan the terror attacks in mumbai la year. they said today ey're building e case for an indictment of david coleman heady. he's already facg charges in the u.s. it's alleged headley scoed out the hotelsnd a jewish...
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he also lived in to run for three years while pursuing graduate studies -- he lived in tehran. while reporting on the presidential elections, but he was jailed at the direction of iran's the intelligence ministry and was held for nearly three weeks in solitary confinement. -- encourage evin prison. he was a consultant on a documentary for the bbc and front line that aired earlier this month -- "a death in a run -- in iran." -- assistant managing editor of "the washington times", she previously served as a senior diplomatic reporter for ""usa today" and has also written for business week and "the economist." she is also been a senior fellow at the u.s. institute of peace and is the author of "bitter friends, but some enemies, or run, the u.s. and the twisted path to confrontation." the pulitzer center is a non- profit journalism organization founded almost four years ago in january. and we are in the business of filling gaps in coverage in systemic crises around the world. and we collaborate with major news media outlets across the country and in europe and around the world and
he also lived in to run for three years while pursuing graduate studies -- he lived in tehran. while reporting on the presidential elections, but he was jailed at the direction of iran's the intelligence ministry and was held for nearly three weeks in solitary confinement. -- encourage evin prison. he was a consultant on a documentary for the bbc and front line that aired earlier this month -- "a death in a run -- in iran." -- assistant managing editor of "the washington...
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as problem noted, the leadership in terror right hand right now -- it tehran right now is frantically trying to blame america for its problems which nobody is buying. but, in fact, the united states is really not being listened to that much. obama sent the supreme leader over there several letters trying to outstretch his hand. it didn't work. so, the approach that obama is taking, while it maybe sounds politically popular in the united states, hasn't really worked over there. but i wouldn't say it is because the policy is feckless but because ofç internal condition in iran. host: this is the reporting of eric schmidt from "new york times." elite u.s. force expands the hunt in afghanistan. the essence of the story is that the increased counterterrorism operations the last three or four months reflect a growth in every part of the afghanistan campaign including conventional forces securing bop legislation and others retaining and partnering with the afghanistan forc forces. also reporting from "new york times" american commanders in afghanistan relying on the commando units to carry
as problem noted, the leadership in terror right hand right now -- it tehran right now is frantically trying to blame america for its problems which nobody is buying. but, in fact, the united states is really not being listened to that much. obama sent the supreme leader over there several letters trying to outstretch his hand. it didn't work. so, the approach that obama is taking, while it maybe sounds politically popular in the united states, hasn't really worked over there. but i wouldn't...
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protection of the rights that are naturally theirs, whether they were born in tallahassee or pteron -- tehran. it is crucial that we clarify what we mean when we talk about a democracy. democracy means not only elections to choose leaders but also active assistance and transparent institutions that are accountable to all citizens. respecting rights is not a choice leaders make day-by-day. it is the reason they govern. democracy protect citizens every day, and not just on election day. of democracies it demonstrated their greatness by using their principles to make themselves and their union more perfect britt. human development must be a part of our agenda. from it is necessary for people to exercise their rights. democratic governments are not likely to survive long get their citizens to not have the basic necessities of lights. the desperation caused by poverty lead to violence that further in perils the right people in threatens the stability of government. democracy delivers on rights in development for their people. it is most likely to enable people to live up to their potential. human
protection of the rights that are naturally theirs, whether they were born in tallahassee or pteron -- tehran. it is crucial that we clarify what we mean when we talk about a democracy. democracy means not only elections to choose leaders but also active assistance and transparent institutions that are accountable to all citizens. respecting rights is not a choice leaders make day-by-day. it is the reason they govern. democracy protect citizens every day, and not just on election day. of...
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and then a journalist who covered the iranian elections talks about being jailed in tehran. after that, another chance to seek "q&a" would offer malcolm gladwell with -- with milmalcolm gladwell. tomorrow on "washington journal ," the former chair of the president's council on climate quality previews copenhagen, and a director of the nasa goddard study for space studies talks about a new book on climate change. "washington journal" live every day at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> this week the senate continues debate on the health care bill. see it all live on our companion network, c-span2, the only network with the whole debate on edited and commercial-free. to read the bills and to watch video on demand, go to c- span's healthcare hundred >> is his policies that had given us the longest and deepest recession. all it is prime minister thinks that we should be pathetically grateful for this long, deep recession.
and then a journalist who covered the iranian elections talks about being jailed in tehran. after that, another chance to seek "q&a" would offer malcolm gladwell with -- with milmalcolm gladwell. tomorrow on "washington journal ," the former chair of the president's council on climate quality previews copenhagen, and a director of the nasa goddard study for space studies talks about a new book on climate change. "washington journal" live every day at 7:00 a.m....
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in the capal tehran, though students were far more bnt. "death to the dictat!"-- their rallying cryn pictures posted on youtube today. but as iran's president confronts e biggest domestic >> sreenivasaniran's state news agency denied t reports of clashes. instead, it accud the foreign news mediaf "staging a psychologicawar." a major storm moved er the middlef the country today, promising heavy holidasnow. a footr two was possible in kansas, coloradond elsewhere by christmasay. flig delays were already fouling avel plans, with more ncellations expected torrow. sleet d freezing rain began icing roways. the tional weather service warned conditions could life threatening. u.s. safety inveigators headed to jamaica today aer an american alines plane overshot a runway, whiltrying to land. the jetlin skidded across the rain-soaked rmac into the grass lastight. it spped less than 15 feet from thearibbean sea and the selage cracked apart. more than 40eople were hurt. the colorado parents in th "balloon boy" hoax are goi to jail. thfather, richard heene, was sentenced toda
in the capal tehran, though students were far more bnt. "death to the dictat!"-- their rallying cryn pictures posted on youtube today. but as iran's president confronts e biggest domestic >> sreenivasaniran's state news agency denied t reports of clashes. instead, it accud the foreign news mediaf "staging a psychologicawar." a major storm moved er the middlef the country today, promising heavy holidasnow. a footr two was possible in kansas, coloradond elsewhere by...
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in the capital tehran, though students were far more blunt. "death to the dictator!"-- their rallying cry in pictures posted on youtube today. but as iran's president confronts the biggest domestic >> sreenivasan: iran's state news agency denied the reports of clashes. instead, it accused the foreign news media of "staging a psychological war." a major storm moved over the middle of the country today, promising heavy holiday snow. a foot or two was possible in kansas, colorado and elsewhere by christmas day. flight delays were already fouling travel plans, with more cancellations expected tomorrow. sleet and freezing rain began icing roadways. the national weather service warned conditions could be life threatening. u.s. safety investigators headed to jamaica today after an american airlines plane overshot a runway, while trying to land. the jetliner skidded across the rain-soaked tarmac into the grass last night. it stopped less than 15 feet from the caribbean sea and the fuselage cracked apart. more than 40 people were hurt. the colorado parents in the "balloon boy"
in the capital tehran, though students were far more blunt. "death to the dictator!"-- their rallying cry in pictures posted on youtube today. but as iran's president confronts the biggest domestic >> sreenivasan: iran's state news agency denied the reports of clashes. instead, it accused the foreign news media of "staging a psychological war." a major storm moved over the middle of the country today, promising heavy holiday snow. a foot or two was possible in kansas,...
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what you pay them, it's a lot cheaper paying a talk show form mat than having christian am man pure in tehran. i still tried to have report news at cnn be the core of it, with anderson cooper and aaron brown and many others. it is cheaper and its easier to get a solid audience, ahas, by having very strong, opinionated talk shows, and that is not just for cable tv but for the blogosphere as well. in the blogosphere, if you're pithy, great onelineres, you can get a following just as slur as if you scraped up your money and wend and covered what is happening now in afghanistan. so that worries me as well. what's the ante dote? one is what i talk about at the end of the speech. if we had a system would people could pay for does not always but points will be free because opinions prolive rate on the web. if high-quality journalism, people could bet paid for it on the web, you wouldn't need a whole lot of people. 50 million people go to "the new york times" web sites. if one-fifth of them played -- you can have a golden age of journalism if good reporting journalism were valued, people would pay fo
what you pay them, it's a lot cheaper paying a talk show form mat than having christian am man pure in tehran. i still tried to have report news at cnn be the core of it, with anderson cooper and aaron brown and many others. it is cheaper and its easier to get a solid audience, ahas, by having very strong, opinionated talk shows, and that is not just for cable tv but for the blogosphere as well. in the blogosphere, if you're pithy, great onelineres, you can get a following just as slur as if...
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o'reilly or hannity is a lot cheaper pain and talkshow format than having chris john aubin pour in tehran and nic robertson in baghdad and doing a reporter. i still try to have reported news that cnn be the core of it with anderson cooper, aaron brown, and many others. it is cheaper and it's easier to get a solid audience for last by having very strong opinionated talk shows. and that goes not just for cable tv but for the blogosphere as well. and the blog is here, if your pc, if you have those great one-liners, you can get a following just as surely as if you were really courageous and scraped up all of your money and went uncovered what's happening in helmand province now in afghanistan. so that worries me as well. what is the antidote to that? one of the antidote is what i talked about at the beginning of may speech. if we have a system where people could pay for it. most news would still be free, most news would be generic. opinions would be freak as they proliferate on the web. but if people get paid for it easily, you would need a whole lot of people. if one 10th of them, 5 million
o'reilly or hannity is a lot cheaper pain and talkshow format than having chris john aubin pour in tehran and nic robertson in baghdad and doing a reporter. i still try to have reported news that cnn be the core of it with anderson cooper, aaron brown, and many others. it is cheaper and it's easier to get a solid audience for last by having very strong opinionated talk shows. and that goes not just for cable tv but for the blogosphere as well. and the blog is here, if your pc, if you have those...
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according to the international atomic energy agency, tehran has developed one in three quarter tons of low-enriched uranium, enough to make two bombs. as for a delivery system, we know iran has missiles and in may tested a new long-range missile that reach israel, our other allies and our troops in the region. regarding a warhead, the iaea has evidence that iran is working on setting a bomb inside a missile column. and this week it was reported that iran has a plan to test a neutron initiator, a component that is used to trigger a nuclear bomb and has no possible civilian applications. as we stand here debating iran is making a nuclear bomb. the iran sanctions act will help in this. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, democrats in the senate are desperately looking for 60 votes for health care. so desperate that in a new report released last week, a
according to the international atomic energy agency, tehran has developed one in three quarter tons of low-enriched uranium, enough to make two bombs. as for a delivery system, we know iran has missiles and in may tested a new long-range missile that reach israel, our other allies and our troops in the region. regarding a warhead, the iaea has evidence that iran is working on setting a bomb inside a missile column. and this week it was reported that iran has a plan to test a neutron initiator,...
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and, for instance, when it comes to to research free arkt in tehran in which the interim deal is about, the iranian perspective seems to be that they believe that they are entitled to get collaboration from the international community because they're part of the entity. it's not a deal they ask to have to make the international community has a responsibility to support iran's program because of article 4. so there are some frustration in iran about this. and one of the problems is that if the iranians conclude that they don't have anything in it for them to remain, they may either start targeting the iaea and reducing their collaboration with them. that's something they have done in the past whenever they feel they're getting unjustified pressure, they start targeting their collaboration. and that's bad because it's through the iaea that we know a lot about what's going on in iran. then, in the worst case scenario they may walk out and that would be a very negative scenario. i don't see that being realistic. but if this process gets out of control because we're pursuing sanctions more
and, for instance, when it comes to to research free arkt in tehran in which the interim deal is about, the iranian perspective seems to be that they believe that they are entitled to get collaboration from the international community because they're part of the entity. it's not a deal they ask to have to make the international community has a responsibility to support iran's program because of article 4. so there are some frustration in iran about this. and one of the problems is that if the...
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georgia would go back a few weeks then read newsweek magazine, one of their reporters was captured in tehran and held in captivity for almost four months. he told a story about how he was first incarcerated in a prison and pay one. as he arrives his jailer said welcome to abu ghraib and guantÁnamo, american. so for us to believe that the rest of the world doesn't have a negative image of guantÁnamo and that it isn't being used against our troops is to ignore the obvious. there are some in this body who are hidebound to keep guantÁnamo open at any cost. i will tell you the cost is too high. if the continuation of guantÁnamo means danger to our troops, we elected them to close it. the president has reached that conclusion. people in charge of national security have reached that conclusion and we should as well. and then there's this notion about the danger of incarcerating terrorists in the united states. for the record, over 350 convicted terrorists are currently and present in the united states. all over the united states. in my own state of illinois 35 convicted terrorists are in prison
georgia would go back a few weeks then read newsweek magazine, one of their reporters was captured in tehran and held in captivity for almost four months. he told a story about how he was first incarcerated in a prison and pay one. as he arrives his jailer said welcome to abu ghraib and guantÁnamo, american. so for us to believe that the rest of the world doesn't have a negative image of guantÁnamo and that it isn't being used against our troops is to ignore the obvious. there are some in...
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he is a senior fellow at also interesting, he was born in 1960 in tehran. i wanted to start because the president of pakistan has written an opinion piece that was published this morning about how to mend fences with pakistan. he writes that it is useful for americans and pakistani is to consider what has brought us to this point and what the conflicts true endgame must be. in the eyes of the administration, what is the endgame of efforts in afghanistan and pakistan? >> to bring peace and security the south asia. creating a circumstance in which afghanistan can have a normal government and its people can live under peace and security. also helping pakistan with its challenge of extremism. tell them that country to have a prosperous economy. host: as we attempt to do this i want to go back to this piece. it has some interesting observations about the challenges for both countries. "there is deep suspicion in one country toward the other. many americans still wonder if pakistan is doing all that it can to fight terrorism. some of them re believe is an absence
he is a senior fellow at also interesting, he was born in 1960 in tehran. i wanted to start because the president of pakistan has written an opinion piece that was published this morning about how to mend fences with pakistan. he writes that it is useful for americans and pakistani is to consider what has brought us to this point and what the conflicts true endgame must be. in the eyes of the administration, what is the endgame of efforts in afghanistan and pakistan? >> to bring peace and...
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as many of us expected, the president's open hand to tehran was met with a clenched fist. despite international efforts to negotiate with iran, iranian leaders continue to be devious and defiant. enough. now is the time for congress to act. and fortunately today the house of representatives did. iran already possesses enough nuclear fuel to build two nuclear weapons. even while negotiations were taking place, iran continued to enrich uranium in defines of five united nations security council resolutions, increasing its supply of uranium and becoming more and more dangerous each and every day. while there are many domestic issues that demand our attention of us in congress, we must not forget an iranian call for a world without a united states or an israel. a nuclear armed iran threatens the safety of american troops in the region, is a threat to israel's existence, emboldens hamas and hezbollah, and leads to a perilous nuclear arms race in the middle east. these are all things we cannot accept and must not tolerate. passage of the iran refined petroleum sanctions act takes
as many of us expected, the president's open hand to tehran was met with a clenched fist. despite international efforts to negotiate with iran, iranian leaders continue to be devious and defiant. enough. now is the time for congress to act. and fortunately today the house of representatives did. iran already possesses enough nuclear fuel to build two nuclear weapons. even while negotiations were taking place, iran continued to enrich uranium in defines of five united nations security council...
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washington post" there, it and i will warn you that some of these photos are graphic of the violence in tehran over the weekend, as we continue taking your calls. orlando, here is frances on our line. go ahead. caller: good morning. airport security of the country is just a laugh, a big laughing matter, you know? a terrorist is a terrorist, like a smuggler is a smugglinger. no matter what you're smuggling, a terrorist is a terrorist. once he is a terrorist, he should have been investigated much more thoroughly. you don't have to be on a no-fly list. he should not be allowed to travel. host: so as soon as his father turned over his name to the embassy or whatever, he's put on a watch list, he should have been -- there should have been heightened awareness. caller: oh, sure, certainly f. you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. caller: probably a billion times out of the last 20 years or so, we had the president of our campaign, we had people there that were calling and nobody get there. now, you know, here we go again with this fear mongering. i guess the next thing we have to do is take all you
washington post" there, it and i will warn you that some of these photos are graphic of the violence in tehran over the weekend, as we continue taking your calls. orlando, here is frances on our line. go ahead. caller: good morning. airport security of the country is just a laugh, a big laughing matter, you know? a terrorist is a terrorist, like a smuggler is a smugglinger. no matter what you're smuggling, a terrorist is a terrorist. once he is a terrorist, he should have been investigated...
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one is a lib tehran point of view. we willles be interfering. we will always be involved in world politics. in that respect what basically we need to do is basically look at the growth history and the movement of the history. the movement of the history is not on the size of those people who are human rights violators. it is on the side of the people who believe in human dignity. we should align ourselves with those forces, and there are many of those. we don't understand that muslim world. >> jonathan, i want to get you in here. >> well, i think i agree with the notion that very often we don't completely understand a specific place or what specifically is going on. personally again, i served on the ground in iraq with the marine corps, and during my first tour in 2004-2005, it was evident that we really didn't entirely understand a lot of the dynamics that were going on. one of the panelists from earlier in the day had noted that one of the silver linings of a lot of the events of the past few years is how the muslim-american community has real
one is a lib tehran point of view. we willles be interfering. we will always be involved in world politics. in that respect what basically we need to do is basically look at the growth history and the movement of the history. the movement of the history is not on the size of those people who are human rights violators. it is on the side of the people who believe in human dignity. we should align ourselves with those forces, and there are many of those. we don't understand that muslim world....
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simons fleed prisoners of war and 1979 mission to rescue from a prison in tehran two of his employees. hugh shelton served as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a friend of mr. perot. he named his initiatives after military members who have played an important role in his life. this gesture is a testament to his character and patriotism. i commend him for his generous and continued support of our armed forces and want to commend retired colonel bob owen as part of the foundation was instrumental in securing this tremendous pledge and growing the foundation generally. since its inception in 2005 as a not for profit, the college has offered many programs and activities to promote excellence, including awards for students and faculty and community outreach activities. for 128 years, the command at general staff college has served as the intellectual part of the army producing numerous world and military leaders. the next marshall, eisenhower or prays may be sitting in a classroom in fort levenworth, kansas today. we thank ross perot for his support to our men and women in the mili
simons fleed prisoners of war and 1979 mission to rescue from a prison in tehran two of his employees. hugh shelton served as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a friend of mr. perot. he named his initiatives after military members who have played an important role in his life. this gesture is a testament to his character and patriotism. i commend him for his generous and continued support of our armed forces and want to commend retired colonel bob owen as part of the foundation was...
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a prosecutor in tehran claims 11 iranians conducted in europe are being held in the u.s. and the iranian officials are increasingly mentioning the cases together. the president -- iran dismissed a deadline today to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, and cleans his government is 10 times for then 1 years ago. mahmoud ahmadinejad in remarks earlier, they come a day after a protest for a moslem cleric who died over the weekend. >> "washington journal" continues. host: jim gilmore joining us this morning, the new president and ceo of the free congress foundation curato. do you agree with the free congress -- with the politics of it? guest: the free congress condition is there to offer a bipartisan solution and other solutions for the country. i do not agree with what is going on with the health care program. this is an effort to nationalize health care and extract more wealth for people -- from people at a time of recession. the congress is out of touch with the people. the public does not support this bill. i think that we should not be supporting it, but the goal of th
a prosecutor in tehran claims 11 iranians conducted in europe are being held in the u.s. and the iranian officials are increasingly mentioning the cases together. the president -- iran dismissed a deadline today to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, and cleans his government is 10 times for then 1 years ago. mahmoud ahmadinejad in remarks earlier, they come a day after a protest for a moslem cleric who died over the weekend. >> "washington journal" continues. host: jim...
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don't have any -- we haven't gotten a positive response to the proposal that we all know about the, the tehran research reactor. >> the iaea has asked ivan to clarify what it meant. >> uh-huh. >> isn't that clarified already enough? >> well -- i think -- >> any time you ask iranians for clarification. they have given you more about public. everything you ask, we haven't gotten any clarification. isn't it obvious now what it is they are doing? >> well, it's becoming more and more obvious, i have to say. i mean we still prefer to pursue the engagement route. we think that we've made some very good proposals. that we'll address their concerns, and it will help them reap from rewards for their own nuclear program, reap rewards in the sense of greater cooperation, integration with the international community. but if they continue not to -- not to give us a positive answer, then they will leave us with no other choice than to go down the second track. jill? >> yesterday you were talking about all of the foreign ministers that secretary clinton has been talking to by phone. i just wanted to clarify.
don't have any -- we haven't gotten a positive response to the proposal that we all know about the, the tehran research reactor. >> the iaea has asked ivan to clarify what it meant. >> uh-huh. >> isn't that clarified already enough? >> well -- i think -- >> any time you ask iranians for clarification. they have given you more about public. everything you ask, we haven't gotten any clarification. isn't it obvious now what it is they are doing? >> well, it's...
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protection of the rights that are naturally theirs, whether they were born in tallahassee or pteron -- tehran. it is crucial that we clarify what we mean when we talk about a democracy. democracy means not only elections to choose leaders but also active assistance and transparent institutions that are accountable to all citizens. respecting rights is not a choice leaders make day-by-day. it is the reason they govern. democracy protect citizens every day, and not just on election day. of democracies it demonstrated their greatness by using their principles to make themselves and their union more perfect britt. human development must be a part of our agenda. from it is necessary for people to exercise their rights. democratic governments are not likely to survive long get their citizens to not have the basic necessities of lights. the desperation caused by poverty lead to violence that further in perils the right people in threatens the stability of government. democracy delivers on rights in development for their people. it is most likely to enable people to live up to their potential. human
protection of the rights that are naturally theirs, whether they were born in tallahassee or pteron -- tehran. it is crucial that we clarify what we mean when we talk about a democracy. democracy means not only elections to choose leaders but also active assistance and transparent institutions that are accountable to all citizens. respecting rights is not a choice leaders make day-by-day. it is the reason they govern. democracy protect citizens every day, and not just on election day. of...
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the iranians took 52 of our diplomats hostage in tehran in november, 1979, held them for over one year. some of those people have been writing about that experience in recent years. the iranians have supported terrorist acts against american military officers and civilians in the middle east. the iranians have made life difficult for the united states in iraq sent our troops have gone in. this is not a government that has been friendly to the united states. they have taken a position that is directly contrary to the knotted states print -- to the united states. i think both governments need to look forward. i would commend president obama for doing that. mahmoud ahmadinejad has not done a great he is stuck in the past and cannot get his way to the negotiating table with our government. host: our republican line is next. caller: 94 cspan and happy holidays to all. you mentioned that mahmoud ahmadinejad and his statements in the past, as soon as he can, he will kill everybody in israel. can you talk about the relative size of israel to iran and how much of a threat do you think that is?
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washington post," photos and i will warn you that some of these photos are graphic of the violence in tehran over the weekend. as we continue taking your calls, orlando, here is francis on our or republican line. what about airport security? go ahead. >> caller: morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: airport security, well, the entire security of the country is just a laugh, a big laughing matter, you know in? a terrorist is a terrorist like a smuggler's a smuggler. no matter what you're smuggling, a terrorist is a terrorist. he should have been investigated much more thoroughly. you don't have to be on a no-fly list. he should not have been allowed to travel. >> host: so as soon as his father turned over his name to the embassy and he was put on a watch list, he should have been, there should be heightened awareness? >> caller: oh, sure, certainly. if you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. >> host: michigan next up, go ahead on our democrats line. >> caller: michigan? >> host: i'm sorry, yes, michigan. go ahead. >> caller: yes. you know, this little small incident probably will happen
washington post," photos and i will warn you that some of these photos are graphic of the violence in tehran over the weekend. as we continue taking your calls, orlando, here is francis on our or republican line. what about airport security? go ahead. >> caller: morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: airport security, well, the entire security of the country is just a laugh, a big laughing matter, you know in? a terrorist is a terrorist like a smuggler's a smuggler....